Australia tour of Pakistan: Australia hand debuts to Ellis, Swepson in 1st ODI after Covid-19 cases in camp
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Australia tour of Pakistan: Nathan Ellis and Mitchell Swepson have been handed debuts for the first ODI amid players shortage concerns as 2 Australian players tested Covid-19 positive in Lahore.
Australia are facing a potential player shortage on their tour of Pakistan amid Covid-19 and injury concerns in their camp ahead of the ODI series, starting later on Tuesday. Josh Inglis and Ashton Agar have tested positive for Covid-19 along with team physio Brendan Wilson.
Wicketkeeper-batter Inglis tested positive for the virus on Monday while Agar and physio Wilson returned positive results on Tuesday morning, hours ahead of the ODI series opener in Lahore. All other players and staff tested negative, Cricket Australia said.
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All 3 will miss the ODI series as they must isolate for 5 days before returning negative RT-PCR tests. If they recover, they will be part of the lone T20I match which will be played next Tuesday.
Matthew Renshaw has been called up as batting cover but he must isolate for three days once he gets to Pakistan. Australia had only 13 players for selection in the first ODI of the 3-match series.
Meanwhile, Australia has handed debuts to Nathan Ellis and Mitchell Swepson for the first ODI after Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl.
Australia also missed Mitchell Marsh for the first ODI on Tuesday due to a hip injury. All-rounder Marsh injured his left hip flexor in training but scans revealed a low grade issue and CA said it was hoped he might still play a part in the rest of the tour.
